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patent iseima vel tttepius plus minusve reflexa. plana vel plus miuusve 

 convexa, interne satis attenuate, 1'2— M nnu. longa, 4—7 mm lata, 

 lateralia sati* obliqun suhfalcata. I^ktai.a patcntissima vel panlo n tl« xa, 

 membranacea, subplana, interne longe aiunu.ua, paulo obliqua, 12 ad 

 24 mm. longa, superne 1—2 mm. lata. Labkllim patulum, planum vel 

 paulo convexum, superne leviter reenrvum, tenuiter multinervulosum ner- 

 vulis inteuae viridibus 



ramulosis, 1 — 2 cm. Ionium, l'.i— 3 tin. 



latum. Collmna erecta, saepius satis arcuata, teretiuscuU, superne satis 



dilatata, usque ad apicem cum labello couuata, 9 — 12 mm. longa. Capsii.a 



plus minusve patula interdum subreflexa, late oblongo-jusiionnis, basi 



breviuscule atteuuata, apice breviter crasseque rostruta, obscure trigona, 



longitudinaliter tenuiter G-costata, lac\is, fuscescens, 2't— 3cm. longa, 

 15 — 18 mm. c 



irboribus prov. Rio <U Janeiro: Riedel * 

 Janeiro: Bun lull n. 1059—2: ad Coreovado 



in 



et Maly n. 535; in truncis ad ( opacabana: Lusehnath n. 34; ad >>rra 

 dos Orgdos: Bar dull n. 2213; in proo. Mina$ Geraes: Widgren 

 n. 777; in arboribus syharum ad Lagoa Santa: Warming, Rtiam in 

 Guiana gallica propt Cayenne : Poiteau, Leprieur ; in Surinam e regionc 

 Para: ]\'uU*chlacgel n. tilt; in arboribus Surinand superiore : Xoltc; ad 

 truncos arborum in sylris reg. inter, prope stationem Surinam: Kapphi 

 n. 1379; in Venezmlac prov. Cnacas prope eoloniam Tow : Fendler 

 n.1430, 1435 et 2144; in Ecuador prope Cucnza altit. 2OO0-27O0 m : 

 Lehmann n. 0701; in Costa- Una prope Cartago : ll[?matm n. 041, 

 Wendland n. 1135; in proo. Cartago sccus Rio Turriulba : J. Donncll 

 Smith n.4956; ad S. Vicente prope S.Josi: Uojffmann; ad CanaUlaria 

 et Aguacate: Hoffmann n. 18, 631 et 911; in Guatemala : Bernoulli n. 33d, 

 Bernoulli et Carlo n. 453; in arboribus prope Cartago: Friedrichbilial 

 n. 1377 et 1412; in sylvis prope Samborondan : Hattweg ; in prov. Quiche 

 ad Sarabajd et in prov. Santa- Rom ad Kndmulada: llcyde et Lux ex 

 J. DonneU Smith n. 3507 et4808; in Mexico: Pavon, Kane inski n. 862 ; 

 in regione Orizaba: Bourgeau n. 3079 ; in insula Trinitatis: Sieber n.379; 

 ins. Sta- Lucia: Q. A. Ramagt; ins. Martini* a ad arbores vulgaris: 

 Jacquin, West, Hahn n. 86 et 1337, Duss n. 1048; ins. Dominica: lmray 

 n. 130 ; ins. Guadeloupe in arboribus montium; DucJiassaing ; ins. S. Vin- 

 cent: Guilding, Eggcrs n. 6671, EL H. et G. W. Smith n. 1009; ins. 

 Puerto-Rico : Krug icon. n. 1224, Sintcnis n. 4U8, 1878, 4192, 6032, 6605, 

 6607, 6893 et 6913, Stahl n. 706 ; ins. S. Domingo in arboribus : Pren- 

 leloup n. 580, Eggers n. 1966 ; ins. Jamaica : Swartz, Dr. Morris, Pnrdie, 

 Eggers n. 3334 et 3534a ; ins. Cuba: l'o<j>pig; in Cuba or icn tali : Wright 



n.642, 1498 et 1690; prov. Santa-Clara : Combs n. 644. — Floret Sept.— Jan. 



100. EP1DENDRUM SCULITUM Reichb. f. caulibu 

 pluribus, fasciculatis, breviusculis, satis robustis, basi non 

 incrassatis, teretiusculis vel superne paulo compressis, fere 

 usque ad basin densiuscule niultiioliatis vel iuterue plus 

 minusve denudatis, leviter irregulariterque ramosis, rauiis 

 breviusculis divaricatis; loliis distichis, medioenbus vel satis 



parvis, crasse carnosis, torsione perpeudicularibus, oblongi.s, 

 apice subiotundatis et oblique relusis, basi sewiamplexicau- 

 libus et breviter vaginantibus; umbella sessili, 2 — 4-flora; 



bracteis pluribus, imbricatis, coriaceis, anguste ubovatis, apice 

 subiotundatis interdum retusis, ovario aequilongis; floribus 

 parvis, subsessilibus vel brevissime pedicellatis ; sepalis crasse 

 coriaceis, aequilongis, lineavi-ligulatis, apice obtusiusculis et 

 minute apiculatis, obscure multinervulosis; petalis lineari- 

 ligulatis, obtusis, sepalo dorsali aequilongis; labello ci 

 coriaceo, sepalis lateralibus aequilongo, ambitu oblongo, leviter 

 trilobato, lobis margine integerrimis, lateralibus parvis oblique 

 semiovatis apice obtusiusculis, intermedio valde producto 

 ligulato iuferne paulo constricto apice abrupte acuto, disco 

 basi breviter bilamellato; columuabrevissima, crassa, clinandrio 

 *gine utrinque medio unidentato. 



EpidendriMisculptum Eeichh.f. ! in Bonplandia II. 89(185 1), 



Amer 



Rmoau repass, lireviMimnm, ctaasum, UuUl Btt n iri, fuscum, radicjsls 

 BQtucrosis, deiisc laveiculatis, Hotigatis, li li form i bus, simplicibus \el 1< \ iter 

 ramosis, satis nVxuosis, fuscescentibus. Caulks erect i vel asoeudentes, 

 satis flexuosi, l /t-2 , /t dm. iongi, 3— 6 mm. crassi, ramis robust iusculis, 

 Minplicibus vel paulo ram ulosis. Foua n^ida, patentissima vd subreflexa, 

 basi articulaU valde concava caeterum plana vel paulo coucava, valde 

 micantia, utrinque minutissime i»unctulata, supra aatuiate viridia, subtus 

 paulo pallidiora, uniuervia uervulis lateimlii»us lij.iMiuctis, 3— 6 cm. longa, 

 1—2 cm. lata, nervo mediauo profuudiusrule caualiculato, subtus 

 prominent*; va<.lnak per- t hi tea, craase cor iaceae, obscure striatae, lateraliter 

 leviter corapreasae, 1 — l 1 i im. lougM. J5hacikak erectae, rigidae , valde 

 coucavae, subtiliter inulUttrialae, 10—13 mm. lougae, PiniCKLLt fililorme*, 

 erecti, stricti, 2— 6 mm. longi. 1 »m> ut \idetur vireaoent^a. Ovakmcm 



.mguste liueari-subrlavatum. rectum \ *-l \ ix arcualum, acutn: ah- trigonum, 



glabrum, lacve, 7—8 mm. luugum. KcrAi.A rtgida, eracta, leviter convexa 

 \el subplana, basi non \cl \U attc-uuata, 10—11 mm. longa, 2'/t tutu, 

 lata, l.iui.iha paulo ubliqus. 1'ictai.a eon ho—, <:<«:.., ]»aulo concava, basi 

 lex iter atteuuata, \j\ oblujua, obacun- uiultim i v ulota, 10 — 11 mm. lon^a, 

 2 mi)), lata. Lai* i.vu mrium, rigidtuu, val«le coucavum J«i« coudupli- 

 cat mil, obscun* uiulluiei vuIomiui, lv» 11 mm Ionium, inferne 4'/t-^5 turn, 

 latum. Co l. in K a eracta, lateraliter paulo compfMftj bast cum labello 

 \ix connata, 2 mm. longa. Capsii.a tguota, 



\ai. p. i.iMCAiurtiui m Jlcichh. /./ in Lmnaea, XLJ. 181 



( is; ;. Hotucn taut aw). 



Cai lks plus minusve patuli, aimjilioet vel vjx raiuosi. Koi.ia 

 lineai i-ligulata, 8— 6 cm. longa, 6—11 mm. lata. 



Habit of in Surinam regionc Para: WuilscMaegcl n. 1122; in Novae 

 Qranutae prov. Panama propt Chagres: Kffcrstiin. In Brasilia sept en- 

 trionali forsan adhuc invenienia. — Var. fJ. In Surinam ad arborcs 

 vctustiorcs prope Laanr van Tour tonne : Kegel. 



101. EPIDEKUKUMMVUMBCOPHORUM Bami.Rodr. 

 etolibuscaespitosif, simplidbus, infeine denmlatis, apice ioliatis; 

 foliis distichis, lanceolatis, acutis; racemobrevis-itno, umbellato; 

 floribus satis parvis, breviter pedicellatis; ovario glabro, laevi ; 

 sepalis submeinbranaceis, aequilongis, acutis, dorsali late ob- 

 longo, lateralibus oblique ovato-oblongis; petalis liuearibus, 

 breviter acuinmatis, sepalo dorsali aequilongis; labello sub- 

 raembranaceo, sepalis lateralibus paulo breviore, ambitu late 

 obrenifonni-.M'initotuudato, margine integerrimo, basi late 

 rotundato, antice leviter quadrilobato, lobis apice late rotun- 

 datis intenuediis niinoribus, thsco a basi ad apicem eras! 

 uuicostato basi quadricalloso; coluuma breviuscula, en 

 clavituriui , clinandrio margine truueato. 



Tabula nostra X V. Fig. 11 (analysis). 



Epidemirum myrniecophorum Barb, ltodr. in Vdloxa, I. 

 edit, secund. 123 (18911 



Ka dicks valde uuriiiosae, deusissime fasciculatae. Caules . 



• • • 



Folia .... Flore.s patuli, pallide virides. OvaeiOH lineari-lusironne, 

 ol»tuse trigonum, pro lundm settle trisulcatum, leviter arcuatum , 5— 6 mm. 

 lougiim. Skpala patula, infeine leviter attenuate, 8 mm. longa, dorsale 

 sati- coucavum 3 mm. latum, lateralia leviter convexa satis obiiqua 4 mm. 

 lata. 1'i.tai.a mcnihianacea, erecto patula, superne incurv a, su)>]»laua, \ix 

 obiiqua, Ittfeme vix atteuuata, 8 nun. louga, P/t mm. lata. LiMLUm 

 erectO'patuliim , superne leuter recurvum, satin convexum, 6 — 7 mm. 

 lottgutn, 11 mm. latum. Column a erecta, subie.-ta, HU|M*rne satis incraseata, 

 lateraliter satis compreeea, usque ad apicem cum labello couuata, 3 nun. 

 louga. Cai'sila ignota. — Species mihi baud visa: deeenpt. ex op. supra 

 cit. et ex icon, a cl. 1»arr. Kodr. communic. 



Orchid. II. 



HabUat in arboribus seats flum. Rio da Cachoririnha prope Mandos 

 prov. Alto Amazonas: liorbosa RodrignesX 



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